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Study finds silk offers homemade solution for COVID-19 prevention
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Cincinnati (Ohio) [US], September 24 (ANI): With personal protective equipment still in short supply, researchers at the University of Cincinnati examined what common household fabrics might work best as a face covering.
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UK PM okays wearing masks in school corridors, not in classrooms
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], August 27 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday that it is okay to make pupils and staff wear masks in school corridors but not in classrooms, after the government abandoned its advice that children should not wear face coverings in England's secondary
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Travellers face risk of penalties for refusing to wear face covering
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 25 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has appealed to all travellers to wear face covering during travel journey for the safety of all passengers and crew during COVID-19.
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Protesters rally in Brussels against mandatory mask use
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], August 16 (ANI/Sputnik): People angry at the Brussels authorities for mandating the use of face coverings in all public places to fight the COVID-19 pandemic gathered in the Belgian capital on Sunday to protest the new rules.
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Neck gaiters can not protect people amid COVID-19, say Duke University res
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 12 (ANI): Amid the coronavirus pandemic face masks have become part of everyone's lives but there are questions on which masks to wear. Researchers from Duke University have recently published the results of its study that tested which face covering is effective to preve
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US squandered opportunity to beat back coronavirus by not using masks: Exp
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 30 (ANI): The United States has squandered one of the best opportunities to beat back coronavirus by not resorting to face covering to prevent the spread of infection, believe experts.
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Existing evidence suggests face coverings do not lead to false sense of se
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Cambridge [England], July 27 (ANI): The existing limited evidence suggests that wearing face coverings to protect against COVID-19 does not lead to a false sense of security, and is unlikely to increase the risk of infection through wearers foregoing other behaviours such as good hand hygien
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German state bans burqas, face veils in schools
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], July 23 (ANI): The western German state of Baden-Wurttemberg on Tuesday banned full-face coverings, often known as burqa or niqab, in schools, saying that the full-face Islamic covering does not belong in a free society.
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Face covering mandatory in UK shops from July 24
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], July 14 (ANI): Face masks will become mandatory in shops across England from July 24, the government announced on Monday.
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US barista receives over $32,000 in tips for not serving woman without fac
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
San Deigo [US], June 27 (ANI): A barista, who declined to serve a woman because she was not wearing a mask, received praise from Internet users and whopping USD 32,000 in tips.
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'Only asymptomatic persons will be allowed': Centre's new guidelines for r
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has issued new guidelines for religious places in view of the relaxations given amid COVID-19 crisis, which state that use of face covers/masks is a must and only "asymptomatic" persons will be allow
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IATA outlines layered approach for airline industry re-start
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 20 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released details of its proposed temporary layered approach to biosecurity for re-starting passenger flights amid the COVID-19 crisis.
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